MITCHELL Shire Council (MSC) has secured additional funding for a scoping study exploring the possibility of extending the metropolitan railway line to Wallan, and the construction of stations at Beveridge and Cloverton.On Thursday, MSC councillors were joined by Liberal candidate for McEwen Jason McClintock at Donnybrook Station to hear the Federal Coalition announce a $2 million commitment for a...
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